Italia Serie B: Obi Rescues Point For Chievo

  Italia Serie B: Obi Rescues Point For Chievo By Sampson Adedeji Nigeria's Super Eagles midfielder, Joel Obi, was the hero on Saturday for Chievo as they were forced to a 1-1 draw at home by Empoli, BSNSports.com.ng reports. The match started with league leaders, Empoli dominating the game and hosts struggling to stamp its authority on the game. But it was Nigeria international who broke the deadlock in the 18th minute against the run of play. All the efforts of Empoli to level the game in the first half were nullified by the backline of Chievo. La Mantia scored a leveler for Empoli in the 60th minute of the game after a scrambling in the box of Chievo. The draw made it six consecutive times game involving the two will end in a draw. Obi was part of the Super Eagles team to Russia 2018 World Cup under Coach Gernot Rohr.